Communicating with Your Visitors

Core Training for Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

Automatically Updating Information

1	To begin using a Web component to include a page, click the Insert menu, and then click Web Component.
2	In the Insert Web Component dialog box, in the Component type list, click Included Content, in the Choose a type of content list, click Page, and then click Finish.
3	To select the page to include, in the Include Page Properties dialog box, click Browse, and then double-click monthly_specials.htm.
4	To finish specifying the page to include, in the Include Page Properties dialog box, click OK.
5	To attempt to edit the content on this page, click anywhere on the page.
6	Notice that the included content is selected as a single block and cannot be edited. To view the code for this page, at the bottom of the editing window, click the Show Code View button.
7	To switch back to Design view, at the bottom of the Page view editing window, click the Show Design View button.
8	To save the changes you made to the page, on the Standard toolbar, click the Save button.
9	To open the host file, in the Folder List, double-click the monthly_specials.htm file.
10	To change content in the host file, in the first line, double-click the word August, and then, for the purposes of this exercise, press SPACEBAR to have text typed for you.
11	To save the changes made to the host file, on the Standard toolbar, click the Save button.
12	To verify that this change is reflected on the Specials page, at the top of the Page view editing window, click the specials.htm page tab.
13	To begin including a scheduled picture on a Web page, at the top of the Page view editing window, click the products.htm* page tab.
14	On the Standard toolbar, click the Web Component button, as indicated.
15	In the Insert Web Component dialog box, in the Component type list, click Included Content, in the Choose a type of content list, click Picture Based On Schedule, and then click Finish.
16	To select a picture to display during the scheduled time, in the Scheduled Picture Properties dialog box, click the indicated Browse button.
17	In the Picture dialog box, double-click the images folder, click once below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, and then double-click september.bmp.
18	To select a picture to display during the non-scheduled time, click in the Before and after the scheduled time (optional) box, and then press SPACEBAR to have the file path typed for you.
19	To begin specifying dates for the scheduled picture, in the Starting area, click the indicated arrow, and then click Sep.
20	To schedule the september.bmp file to appear for the entire month of September, click the indicated arrow, drag the scroll box to the top of the scroll bar, and then click 01.
21	To insert the Scheduled Picture component on the Web page, in the Scheduled Picture Properties dialog box, click OK.
22	To align the picture to the right side of the page, click the Scheduled Picture component, and then on the Standard toolbar, click the Align Right button.

Allowing for Visitor Input

1	To begin creating a feedback form, in the New task pane, under New page, click More page templates.
2	In the Page Templates dialog box, on the General tab, click the Feedback Form icon, and then click OK.
3	To save the form as a page on your Web site, on the Standard toolbar, click the Save button.
4	To specify a name for the file, in the Save As dialog box, for the purposes of this exercise, press SPACEBAR to have the name typed for you in the File name box.
5	To change the page title, in the Save As dialog box, click Change title.
6	To specify a new page title, in the Set Page Title dialog box, press SPACEBAR to have the title typed in the Page title box, and then click OK.
7	To finish saving the feedback form as a Web page, in the Save As dialog box, click Save.
8	To switch back to Navigation view, at the top of the Page view editing window, click the Web Site tab.
9	To include the feedback page at the same level as the home page, in the Folder List, drag the feedback.htm file to the Navigation view window, to just above the Welcome page, as indicated.
10	To begin personalizing the feedback form, at the top of the Navigation view window, click the feedback.htm page tab.
11	To modify a drop-down list, click below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, and then double-click the indicated drop-down box.
12	To add a choice to the drop-down list, in the Drop-Down Box Properties dialog box, click Add.
13	In the Add Choice dialog box, press SPACEBAR to have text typed for you in the Choice box.
14	To finish adding the choice, under Initial state, click Selected, and then click OK.
15	To move the choice you just added to the top of the list, in the Drop-Down Box Properties dialog box, click Choose one, and then click Move Up.
16	To disallow form submission when the Choose one choice is selected, click Validate.
17	In the Drop-Down Box Validation dialog box, select the Disallow first choice check box, click OK, and then to close the Drop-Down Box Properties dialog box, click OK.
18	To preview the page and test the drop-down list, click the Show Preview View button, click below the scroll box on the scroll bar, click the indicated arrow, and then click Employee.
19	To begin creating a feedback confirmation page, click the File menu, and then click New.
20	In the New task pane, under New page, click More page templates.
21	In the Page Templates dialog box, on the General tab, click the Confirmation Form icon, and then click OK.
22	To save the confirmation page, on the Standard toolbar, click the Save button.
23	To finish saving the confirmation page, in the Save As dialog box, click Save.
24	To switch back to Navigation view, at the top of the Page view editing window, click the Web Site tab.
25	To include the confirmation page at the same level as the feedback page, in the Folder List, drag the confirmation.htm file to the Navigation view window, to above the Feedback page, as indicated.
26	To view the results, at the top of the Navigation view window, click the confirmation.htm page tab, and then click the Show Preview View button.

Adding Ways to Find Information

1	To begin using a page template to create a freestanding FAQ page, in the New task pane, under New page, click More page templates.
2	In the Page Templates dialog box, on the General tab, click the Frequently Asked Questions icon, as indicated, and then click OK.
3	To save the FAQ page, on the Standard toolbar, click the Save button.
4	To finish saving the FAQ page, in the Save As dialog box, click Save.
5	To switch back to Navigation view, at the top of the Page view editing window, click the Web Site tab.
6	To include the FAQ page as a child page of the Search page, in the Folder List, drag the faq.htm file to the Navigation view window, to the right of the Search Page, as indicated.
7	To preview the page, at the top of the Navigation view window, click the faq.htm page tab, and then click the Show Preview View button.
8	To switch back to Design view, at the bottom of the Page view editing window, click the Show Design View button.
9	To begin customizing the text in the template, in the Page view editing window, click below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, and then under the Table of Contents heading, double-click the first question to select it.
10	To replace the selected question, for the purposes of this exercise, press SPACEBAR to have the new question typed for you.
11	To switch to Split view and replace the bookmarked answer, click the Show Split View button.
12	In the Code pane, drag the scroll box almost halfway down the scroll bar, until you see the What can I do about verticillium wilt? text.
13	In the Code pane, drag to select the What can I do about verticillium wilt? text, and then on the Standard toolbar, click the Copy button.
14	To replace the question in the linked answer, in the Code pane, click below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, drag to select the indicated text, and then on the Standard toolbar, click the Paste button.
15	To replace the bookmark text appearing in the answer, drag to select the word how, as indicated, and then press SPACEBAR to have text typed for you.
16	To replace the corresponding bookmark text in the question, in the Code pane, click above the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, drag to select the word how, and then press SPACEBAR to have text typed for you.
17	To save the changes made in the Code pane, on the Standard toolbar, click the Save button.
18	To specify the answer to the question, in the Design pane, click below the scroll box on the vertical scroll bar, drag to select the indicated placeholder text, and then press SPACEBAR to have text typed for you.
19	To test the link to the bookmark, at the bottom of the editing window, click the Show Preview View button, and then in the Preview pane, click the What can I do about verticillium wilt? question.
20	To begin creating a freestanding Search page, click the File menu, and then click New.
21	In the New task pane, under New page, click More page templates.
22	In the Page Templates dialog box, on the General tab, click the Search Page icon, and then click OK.
23	To save the file, on the Standard toolbar, click the Save button.
24	To replace the existing Search page in the Web site's navigational structure, in the Save As dialog box, in the list of files, click search, and then click Save.
25	In response to the Microsoft Office FrontPage message that appears, asking whether you want to replace the existing file, click Yes.
26	To refresh the Page title and link bar, click the View menu, and then click Refresh.